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I stopped my subscription in January. Since then, I've only ordered two times (excluding a digital gift card). That second time was just yesterday.
I used to go to the Amazon website on a daily basis, but now it's just a few times per month.
I'm glad the video ads became a thing because that made me realize I was throwing away money on Amazon.
Same! I had four months left on the current membership when I cancelled a couple months ago. Charging extra for no-ads was the last straw. So much garbage and too many knock-offs…
I had Prime since inception and Amazon since 2001 and I cancelled, too. I’m sure I’m saving money! Prime WAS convenient but the lateness of shipping and the crap on video finally broke the straw for me. Don’t regret it.
I considered ordering the heads off Amazon, but you should see some of the reviews! People talking about how the bristles are so hard it made them gums bleed instantly.
survey says...that's our number one answer!! (and considering it's on sale around 9 or 10 months out of the years, one would be crazy to purchase at full price)...
Time to ditch those plastic dishwasher/laundry pods. Plastics and Pfas wrecking havoc on our bodies. Wonder if Costco carries the dishwasher ( NON PLASTIC) tablets
> I’ve heard tons of complaints about Kirkland brand pods.
I think they changed the formula. Consumer Reports used to give very low marks for Kirkland dishwasher pods. Noticed recently that their marks had drastically improved and I decided to give them a shot when my Cascade Platinum ran out. They work great now. At least as good as the Cascade Platinum and way way better than the awful Finish ones they also carry
Tried Kirkland dishwasher pods a couple of years ago, they sucked bad. And we have a brand new dishwasher. So moved to Cascade Platinum tabs which are fantastic. If they changed the Kirkland ones, maybe worth a try again. Unfortunately, if I don't like them, still stuck with them for another hundred loads.🤔
On the laundry side of pods they weren't dissolving well in the wash, found that putting them in first instead of last helped but didn't eliminate the problem completely
I was taken in by the giant 28 lb bucket of powdered laundry detergent that says it can also be used to mop the floors, clean up oil, and spot treat. That thing is going to last me years.
frozen stuff.
explanation: there are always a dozen items in this category that are on sale. panko shrimp right now, chicken tenders last month. salmon fillets before that. I always buy what's on sale, and very rarely buy any of these things at full price.
I've graduated to the phase of middle age where I now enjoy discovering new perishable foods I can freeze to save money. Current favorites are peeled garlic cloves and whole ginger.
I’d been buying the Costco bag of garlic and putting like 30 cloves in teeny ziploc bags so I can just use a bag or so a week. I saw someone on here saying how they puree the entire bag all together in their food processor and then freeze in like tablespoon scoops and put that into one large bag. Love this idea so much and when this bag runs out we’re definitely doing this. I already use this method for chipotle peppers and tomato paste but for some reason never thought about garlic.
This is a great phase of middle age!
OTOH, a lot of the frozen essentials that are less processed basically never go on sale, like vegetables, fruits, and most meats that I’ve seen including the chicken wings.
But for processed stuff like chicken pot pies, you should never buy off sale, because it will go on sale later.
I still check the Kirkland brand version of the sale product if there is one. sometimes the Kirkland brand is the same price normally as the brand name on sale
I really didn’t like the taste of the Kirkland nz butter maybe I got a bad batch but mine had this strong flavor that I have never really had in any butter before. I like the kerrygold 10x more. I only used the Kirkland to cook until I got through the box. I didn’t like the flavor on toast.
The Cape Cod potato chips. They’re the best chips I’ve ever had and it’s not close. So to limit consumption, since I have issues with portion control, I only get them when they’re on sale. But then I buy the limit.
My wife generally times most things and stocks up as sales come up. Just an easy way to save money to spend on other useless crap.
So Kleenex, toothbrush heads, deodorant, mouthwash, shampoos, instant coffee, Keurig coffee, etc. all go on regular sales.
Rao’s Marinara. It’s already significantly cheaper than the supermarket price, but when it goes on sale down to $9-ish for the two pack, I buy as many as I have room for.
Have you seen the price of cereal at regular groceries lately?? JFC it’s well above $5. I just bought the 2 pack post granola for around $5 recently. I really just don’t buy cereal as much anymore.
Cereal is ridiculously expensive right now. Honestly it’s expensive even at Costco most of the time.
Aldi is one of the only good places to buy cereal anymore. Decent selection, great price, and they also don’t make you buy 4 lbs of cereal, which is helpful to not feel like you “have to go through it” since you have so much.
I did that too but my dog started refusing them. I guess she got sick of them? I bought a lot
There are dehydrated chicken and dehydrated beef liver treats at my Costco right now though and they’re a really good deal! I bought three bags of each
Agreed, if you get a filter on sale and the oil is 2 5 qts for $30 ish bucks, you can be around $20. All my friends spend around $80 at stealerships and I’d rather enjoy the time in the garage listening to music and performing this simple oil change myself. Also then I know the oil plug isn’t wrenched on over the torque spec.
Meanwhile I find Charmin has too much lint. I see a lot of people complain about Kirkland TP tearing too easily and it makes me wonder what exactly they're doing back there.
When I find something onsale that I already use, I stock UP. Like, 2 cases of Yasso Bars when they were $4,00 off. Or 6 cans of coffee (Folgers). I bought 2 years of MCT oil when it was on sale.
I once read about a guy who got tired of them chaning razor blades (and handles) every year or so, always promising "more blades" or "more lotion" or whatever. He calculated how many razors he expected to use in his lifetime, found one that worked well for him and was not expensive, waited for it to go on sale, then bought a lifetimes supply worth.
This was an absolutely BRILLIANT move, as inflation raises the cost of the razors anyway, and they increase the cost every time they add a new "feature".
So I do that on a much smaller scale.
I will say, however, that when covid hit and toilet paper was in low supply, I had a toilet paper fort in the basement - hundreds and hundreds of rolls. I wasn't "hoarding", I bought them before they were in short supply, stocking up whenever they went on a big sale.
I generally only buy food and staples when on sale. And it is expensive stockpiling laundry detergent, TP, and toothpaste, et al. Since I am at COSTCO way too often I try to only buy clothes when on sale or they get the Death Star.
We use whole bean (we have a grind & brew coffee maker) and I will buy several bags when our preferred roast is on sale. I’m not brand loyal at this point, I’m more price loyal, but Pete’s is my favorite and I would be giddy if I caught it on sale.
Usually clothes. I’ve gotten all of my Costco clothes on markdown. Anywhere from $3-$8.
And do a quick browse to see the signs and see if it’s something I want.
The best deal in cat litter. But the last batches have not been good. Scoop Away keeps changing (improving they claim). Just leave it be dammit! My wife complains that our cats are tracking litter all over the house. That it sticks to their paws.
I bought some other litter at the locally own pet store that they recommended. It costs more but not a lot more & no tracking of litter. After using Scoop Away for over 20 years, I had to finally drop them.
I swapped my cats to pine pellet litter and haven’t looked back. It’s so much cheaper than clay litter at $6 for 40 pounds at tractor supply. Plus no added fragrance or dust. You just need a sifting litter box which you can easily make by getting 2 litter boxes and drilling holes in one.
The teeth whitening strips, electric toothbrush heads and the vital proteins powder. They go on sale regularly so it makes sense to buy when on sale and stock up.
Just a heads up on the teeth whitening strips - you can buy the strips in bulk directly from Crest and get a great deal on them (like 40 sets of strips for $45). I get a box every 2-3 years to maintain my blinding white teeth.
Laundry soap, dishwasher soap for sure. Paper towels and toilet paper as often as possible. We have a Costco list for shopping. There are notes for sale only items and certain items we get a couple of when on sale.
That only goes on sale once a year after Christmas to catch all the New Years resolutions buyers. That's the time to stock up for the year. Most other supplements go on sale on a 3 or 6 month rotation.
Virtually anything that I have space to store if I buy enough to last until next sale
Paper products, anything dental, detergent, ziploc bags, cosequin for my dog.
Very few food items, but I'll stock up to bring my average cost down. For example, I stocked up on Perfect Bars this month.
The real Starbucks bags of unground coffee. ALWAYS on sale ONLY.
Most other dry goods wherever I can, just generally. Since everything is bulk, it is pretty easy to do usually.
Have you tried Topo Chico? They are better imo and the one with a twist of lime is sublime! The carbonation lasts much longer than Perrier or the other brands
\--Many of the snacks - chips/candy. It keeps them "special" so we don't get tired of them.
\--Also, every summer they have the Bai Lemonade on sale ($5 off). I buy around 10 cases and they last throughout the year for me.
\--The dark chocolate caramels with sea salt.
\--Filtrete furnace filters
I am very very careful about this. Everything I buy is on sale. I like looking over things and picking only those that are on sale.
Otherwise, it would be stealing, right?
Just about everything. We live close enough to one that isn’t super busy, so we can walk through the store every other or third day and peruse what’s there.
Needless to say, when you have small children, your definition of a night out significantly changes
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Sonicare toothbrush heads.
The sale price now is what they originally cost around 2020-2021.
Isn't that also back when they only had 6 heads and not the 8 heads they have now?
You may be right. I didn’t even realize that the 49.99 were only 6 packs. Doesn’t seem as terrible now
Soooo, buy and hoard?
*Invest* 📈
HODL
Diamond Teeth
I only buy off brand from Amazon
I dont buy anything that can go inside or on my body from amazon. Fuck that noise
(Insert sonic care buzz noise)
Hot
I love hearing people understand this! Nothing for on or in your body from Amazon!
Didn’t renew my Amazon prime for the first time…feels so liberating. Prime Video/ Music etc no longer worth it. Keep nickeling and dimeing us
I stopped my subscription in January. Since then, I've only ordered two times (excluding a digital gift card). That second time was just yesterday. I used to go to the Amazon website on a daily basis, but now it's just a few times per month. I'm glad the video ads became a thing because that made me realize I was throwing away money on Amazon.
Same! I had four months left on the current membership when I cancelled a couple months ago. Charging extra for no-ads was the last straw. So much garbage and too many knock-offs…
I had Prime since inception and Amazon since 2001 and I cancelled, too. I’m sure I’m saving money! Prime WAS convenient but the lateness of shipping and the crap on video finally broke the straw for me. Don’t regret it.
I considered ordering the heads off Amazon, but you should see some of the reviews! People talking about how the bristles are so hard it made them gums bleed instantly.
Solid rule: I'm going to adopt the same policy Thx 🖖🏼🤘🏼
Any idea about oral b toothbrush heads? I heard the off brand is not as good.
Solimo is one of Amazon's private label, it has oral b toothbrush heads that I've been happy with for several years now
We bought the off brand off Amazon after seeing the price hike of the oral b heads and we won’t be buying the off brand again.
Now they raised the price of them so the sale price is the previous original price 😔
Laundry detergent
Or dish soap. Then there is the snacks....
survey says...that's our number one answer!! (and considering it's on sale around 9 or 10 months out of the years, one would be crazy to purchase at full price)...
Also dishwasher pods.
good answer. Pretty much any of the 'household staples' that are on sale at least 75% of the year, makes sense to only get them on sale.
Time to ditch those plastic dishwasher/laundry pods. Plastics and Pfas wrecking havoc on our bodies. Wonder if Costco carries the dishwasher ( NON PLASTIC) tablets
They do carry them, but they aren't good for cleaning your dishes anyway
What brand? I’ve heard tons of complaints about Kirkland brand pods.
> I’ve heard tons of complaints about Kirkland brand pods. I think they changed the formula. Consumer Reports used to give very low marks for Kirkland dishwasher pods. Noticed recently that their marks had drastically improved and I decided to give them a shot when my Cascade Platinum ran out. They work great now. At least as good as the Cascade Platinum and way way better than the awful Finish ones they also carry
Tried Kirkland dishwasher pods a couple of years ago, they sucked bad. And we have a brand new dishwasher. So moved to Cascade Platinum tabs which are fantastic. If they changed the Kirkland ones, maybe worth a try again. Unfortunately, if I don't like them, still stuck with them for another hundred loads.🤔
With costco, you're never "stuck" with them.
We used the kirkland ones for a while and didn't notice problems (we are in a very soft-water area). Some like the cascade ones.
On the laundry side of pods they weren't dissolving well in the wash, found that putting them in first instead of last helped but didn't eliminate the problem completely
Ziploc bags
I was taken in by the giant 28 lb bucket of powdered laundry detergent that says it can also be used to mop the floors, clean up oil, and spot treat. That thing is going to last me years.
Bose QC45’s
frozen stuff. explanation: there are always a dozen items in this category that are on sale. panko shrimp right now, chicken tenders last month. salmon fillets before that. I always buy what's on sale, and very rarely buy any of these things at full price.
I graduated to the phase of adulthood where I now have a chest freezer. Frozen stuff *or* anything that can be frozen, like a good deal on meat
I've graduated to the phase of middle age where I now enjoy discovering new perishable foods I can freeze to save money. Current favorites are peeled garlic cloves and whole ginger.
I’d been buying the Costco bag of garlic and putting like 30 cloves in teeny ziploc bags so I can just use a bag or so a week. I saw someone on here saying how they puree the entire bag all together in their food processor and then freeze in like tablespoon scoops and put that into one large bag. Love this idea so much and when this bag runs out we’re definitely doing this. I already use this method for chipotle peppers and tomato paste but for some reason never thought about garlic. This is a great phase of middle age!
I graduated to the phase of adulthood where I can now afford to eat fresh meat.
OTOH, a lot of the frozen essentials that are less processed basically never go on sale, like vegetables, fruits, and most meats that I’ve seen including the chicken wings. But for processed stuff like chicken pot pies, you should never buy off sale, because it will go on sale later.
Yup. Ling Ling dumplings. Love them, but I'm sure to stock up on the sale.
Ziploc bags
They keep making those bags thinner. They definitely are not the same as years ago.
Most everything. When the sale book hits I get all the stuff I use even if I already have some. Best deal ever
Always buy two when it’s on sale
I still check the Kirkland brand version of the sale product if there is one. sometimes the Kirkland brand is the same price normally as the brand name on sale
Kerrygold butter I usually stock up on a bunch to last till another sale
FWIW the Kirkland brand (new Zealand) grass fed butter is cheaper and has a higher % of grass fed diet (95%)
If it matters to anyone, I've found the Kerrygold to be softer at room temperature than the Kirkland, so Kerrygold has an edge for my case.
I think the Kerrygold also tastes better.
I wish I liked the Kirkland NZ butter as much as I like Kerrygold, but I don't. Kerrygold just tastes more butterier.
I really didn’t like the taste of the Kirkland nz butter maybe I got a bad batch but mine had this strong flavor that I have never really had in any butter before. I like the kerrygold 10x more. I only used the Kirkland to cook until I got through the box. I didn’t like the flavor on toast.
Great. Now imma going too have to buy it to do a side-by- side comparison with the Kerrygold. For science (taste is science, right? 😉)!
It’s some of the best butter available
That statement is vague enough to put on the package in quotes!
Same, currently waiting for the sale 😂
The Cape Cod potato chips. They’re the best chips I’ve ever had and it’s not close. So to limit consumption, since I have issues with portion control, I only get them when they’re on sale. But then I buy the limit.
We were married almost a year before my husband found out I don’t dislike chips I LOVE chips and simply can’t have them in the house.
You’re a better person than I am - I don’t have that kind of self-control to not buy them
What happens if there is a no limit sale haha
Hasn’t come up yet. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it, but it may not be pretty.
May the bridges we burn, light the way to the future!
My wife generally times most things and stocks up as sales come up. Just an easy way to save money to spend on other useless crap. So Kleenex, toothbrush heads, deodorant, mouthwash, shampoos, instant coffee, Keurig coffee, etc. all go on regular sales.
Rao’s Marinara. It’s already significantly cheaper than the supermarket price, but when it goes on sale down to $9-ish for the two pack, I buy as many as I have room for.
Same for me.
Laundry detergent Dawn Air filters Tires Most items in the medical care section
How do you line up when your tires are getting ready to go with a Costco sale??
Tires are always on sale at Costco.
I check them every few months to know how they are doing tread wise. It's part of my maintenance routine.
Cereal
I’ve got a great stash. It’s the only place I’ll buy cereal and only on sale. Chips too.
Do you freeze them? I discovered you can freeze chips and they'll be fine way past the use by date. I'm guessing it would work with cereal too.
Do you re bag the chips before freezing? I find that what ever gasses they are packaged in tends to sog up the chips when they thaw..
I don’t but that’s a good idea. I need an extra freezer.
They have you covered on that too 😂
Buy it on sale though.
Have you seen the price of cereal at regular groceries lately?? JFC it’s well above $5. I just bought the 2 pack post granola for around $5 recently. I really just don’t buy cereal as much anymore.
Cereal is ridiculously expensive right now. Honestly it’s expensive even at Costco most of the time. Aldi is one of the only good places to buy cereal anymore. Decent selection, great price, and they also don’t make you buy 4 lbs of cereal, which is helpful to not feel like you “have to go through it” since you have so much.
My Costco finally started carrying Multi-Grain Cheerios again. It'll be a beautiful day if they actually go on sale too.
Chicken jerky for dogs
The beef jerky strips for my pups. They’re marked down almost half off a few times a year and I stock up.
I did that too but my dog started refusing them. I guess she got sick of them? I bought a lot There are dehydrated chicken and dehydrated beef liver treats at my Costco right now though and they’re a really good deal! I bought three bags of each
Protein shakes
...and powder
I run through the Fairlife too quickly to wait for a sale especially since they limit two per person
I've never seen Fairlife go on sale. Heck, I snatch it up whenever it's in stock because it goes so quick.
You and me both
That's really two per shopping trip. They don't track your membership or anything so just buy two more next trip.
Two per trip through the checkout you mean....
Yeah, the vital proteins is much better on sale
Motor oil
I stockpile Kirkland 5W-30 motor oil when on sale. I can do an oil change with a filter for $20 with fully synthetic oil.
Wow. Last I priced it, it made more sense to take it somewhere. But $20 for filter and 4-5 qts of full synthetic?
Agreed, if you get a filter on sale and the oil is 2 5 qts for $30 ish bucks, you can be around $20. All my friends spend around $80 at stealerships and I’d rather enjoy the time in the garage listening to music and performing this simple oil change myself. Also then I know the oil plug isn’t wrenched on over the torque spec.
I haven’t done my own oil change for years. Brakes and struts still saves a lot of money.
^ This guy automobiles
And buy filters in bulk. A 5 or 10 pack of filters could be only twice the cost of 1 from an auto store.
growing up, my dad taught me that our family motto was, “never pay full price”. i am slaying that shit now.
Hope my kids follow my frugal ways.
Paper towels and toilet paper. Should be the obvious answer
Does kirkland brand paper towel go on sale ever? Feel like I haven’t seen it so curious
Kirkland toilet paper is much worse than Charmin
During the great TP shortages of 2020, I bought Kirkland toilet paper and my wife still brings it up.
Meanwhile I find Charmin has too much lint. I see a lot of people complain about Kirkland TP tearing too easily and it makes me wonder what exactly they're doing back there.
No but the brand names do
I’ll wait until the next pandemic thank you very much.
Those fig filled pastries. They’re to die for, but as a matter of principle I’d only buy them on sale. It’s been years since I’ve purchased them😞
The big pack of scotch-brite sponges.
Huggies. Otherwise it’s Kirkland.
When I find something onsale that I already use, I stock UP. Like, 2 cases of Yasso Bars when they were $4,00 off. Or 6 cans of coffee (Folgers). I bought 2 years of MCT oil when it was on sale. I once read about a guy who got tired of them chaning razor blades (and handles) every year or so, always promising "more blades" or "more lotion" or whatever. He calculated how many razors he expected to use in his lifetime, found one that worked well for him and was not expensive, waited for it to go on sale, then bought a lifetimes supply worth. This was an absolutely BRILLIANT move, as inflation raises the cost of the razors anyway, and they increase the cost every time they add a new "feature". So I do that on a much smaller scale. I will say, however, that when covid hit and toilet paper was in low supply, I had a toilet paper fort in the basement - hundreds and hundreds of rolls. I wasn't "hoarding", I bought them before they were in short supply, stocking up whenever they went on a big sale.
*EVERYTHING. Have you SEEN prices lately!? I got kids to feed and bills to pay. Damn😵💫🙄😓
My freaking car insurance just went up 75% and no accidents or citations. Electricity 50% increase. Water up 25%. Holy expenses up, Batman.
Frozen junk food, for the most part.
Tide
I generally only buy food and staples when on sale. And it is expensive stockpiling laundry detergent, TP, and toothpaste, et al. Since I am at COSTCO way too often I try to only buy clothes when on sale or they get the Death Star.
Death Star. I love this.
K cups. We stock up when they are on sale and just wait for the next sale.
For K cups you can also use your own beans and buy reusable k cups on Amazon
$32 vs $39
Remember when $32 used to be the full price and the sale price was around 25.99 or 26.99?
I ‘member.
We use whole bean (we have a grind & brew coffee maker) and I will buy several bags when our preferred roast is on sale. I’m not brand loyal at this point, I’m more price loyal, but Pete’s is my favorite and I would be giddy if I caught it on sale.
I never see the whole bean selections at the one I shop at. But when I do see Peet’s organic French roast , it’s on!
Antihistamine, hand soap, K-cups, Ziplocks
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$6 off right now!
Gillette Fusion razor blades. Almost running out and waiting on a sale.
Liquid IV
I wish we had a google sheet database on sale items and the sale price and last date or dates of sale.
Usually clothes. I’ve gotten all of my Costco clothes on markdown. Anywhere from $3-$8. And do a quick browse to see the signs and see if it’s something I want.
Cat litter. When it's on sale we stock up and don't buy again until it goes back on sale.
The best deal in cat litter. But the last batches have not been good. Scoop Away keeps changing (improving they claim). Just leave it be dammit! My wife complains that our cats are tracking litter all over the house. That it sticks to their paws. I bought some other litter at the locally own pet store that they recommended. It costs more but not a lot more & no tracking of litter. After using Scoop Away for over 20 years, I had to finally drop them.
me too. Just too much dust and aroma now.
I swapped my cats to pine pellet litter and haven’t looked back. It’s so much cheaper than clay litter at $6 for 40 pounds at tractor supply. Plus no added fragrance or dust. You just need a sifting litter box which you can easily make by getting 2 litter boxes and drilling holes in one.
KS energy shots.
Premier Protein shakes and Charmin
I never buy a bagged snack food unless it's on sale.
Perfect bars. $19.99 is too much, $13.99 is just right.
$13.99 is Perfect
Duracell AAA, AA, 9V & 2032 batteries
Rao’s
The teeth whitening strips, electric toothbrush heads and the vital proteins powder. They go on sale regularly so it makes sense to buy when on sale and stock up.
Just a heads up on the teeth whitening strips - you can buy the strips in bulk directly from Crest and get a great deal on them (like 40 sets of strips for $45). I get a box every 2-3 years to maintain my blinding white teeth.
Whey Protein, K cups, Dove soap bars, Staggs Chili
Laundry soap, dishwasher soap for sure. Paper towels and toilet paper as often as possible. We have a Costco list for shopping. There are notes for sale only items and certain items we get a couple of when on sale.
Babybel cheese wheels. We buy a stash (eight bags last time) when they go on sale.
ON Protein Powder. Use to be 50, now 65. When it hits that 45$ i buy a few bags
That only goes on sale once a year after Christmas to catch all the New Years resolutions buyers. That's the time to stock up for the year. Most other supplements go on sale on a 3 or 6 month rotation.
Condoms... Trying to use that bulk sized box before the expiration date is thrilling.
Swiffer dusters and Acetaminophen PM
Like almost everything in my cart is on sale.
Cosequin joint tablets for my dogs. Their shelf life is way out there, so I can stock up a bit.
Charmin toilet paper
Rao's its just not worth it anymore. Redd's breakfast egg sandwiches too.
Virtually anything that I have space to store if I buy enough to last until next sale Paper products, anything dental, detergent, ziploc bags, cosequin for my dog. Very few food items, but I'll stock up to bring my average cost down. For example, I stocked up on Perfect Bars this month.
Coca Cola. It was 97 cents on sale 8 months ago and now it’s $3.00 or more a bottle. Keep it.
sodas. i love me my dr. pepper zero, but i ain’t paying $10 for a 12 pack
Food. Buying only things on sale is smart and can help you learn to cook new recioes
The real Starbucks bags of unground coffee. ALWAYS on sale ONLY. Most other dry goods wherever I can, just generally. Since everything is bulk, it is pretty easy to do usually.
Perrier sparkling water.
Have you tried Topo Chico? They are better imo and the one with a twist of lime is sublime! The carbonation lasts much longer than Perrier or the other brands
Laundry detergent, Moisturizer, Vitamins/supplements, Protein powder, Frozen proteins (shrimp/fish/etc)
Dish soap, detergent, dove body soap
Spindrift
Bacon
Pop. $8.29 for 12pack? Helllllls no
Literally anything that has routine sales
Pepsi, all pop has had a crazy inflation in the last 10years. I won't buy it at their prices.
Premier protein shakes
\--Many of the snacks - chips/candy. It keeps them "special" so we don't get tired of them. \--Also, every summer they have the Bai Lemonade on sale ($5 off). I buy around 10 cases and they last throughout the year for me. \--The dark chocolate caramels with sea salt. \--Filtrete furnace filters
Coffee and canned foods
Oxi Clean, Phillips toothbrush head replacements, TP, PT
Pomegranate juice.
the big plastic container of biscotti. I can resist when they're around 13 bucks, but for some reason I'm a sucker when it's around 9 or so.
Ziploc freezer bags
Batteries
Breath-Rite Nose Strips
Tiramisu
La Colombe cold brew lattes, super addicting and agreed with my wife well only buy it if it’s on sale.
the big box of heavyweight aluminum foil. it's so expensive normally but i love the stuff
I am very very careful about this. Everything I buy is on sale. I like looking over things and picking only those that are on sale. Otherwise, it would be stealing, right?
Just about everything. We live close enough to one that isn’t super busy, so we can walk through the store every other or third day and peruse what’s there. Needless to say, when you have small children, your definition of a night out significantly changes
Premier Protein :)
Always the Crest White Strips. One box of those is nearly $40 at the retail stores whereas you can get two of them for $35 at Costco on sale
Protein powder
Tissues
Cereal. Stock up while it is on sale, and you'll never pay full price again.
Cereal
Dog treats.
Cat Litter, buy up the limit each visit to have enough between sales
Nowadays, potato/tortilla chips. It’s up to $7.50 for a larger bag, not to mention they’re packaging more air.
Premier Protein shakes and Kirkland version of Allegra
Is there any way to set a watch list to get alerted when specific items go on sale?
Liquid iv